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1. Please keep in mind as with any RF spectrum analyzer the greater the frequency span you select range the slower the sweep speed will be Additionally the finer the resolution setting the slower the sweep speed will be Therefore if you attempt to cover 38 a large frequency span and also set the analyzer to a fine resolution the sweep speed may become very slow THRESHOLDS Setting threshold levels for the UFO Alert Level Alert and RF Coordinator requires some initial experimentation but once you have a feel for appropriate threshold levels you can probably leave the settings as is for most events applications Thresholds levels are the minimum levels above or below in which an action will occur So for example when setting the low Level Alert you will want the threshold level set at a point maybe 10dbm to 15dbm above the noise floor or above a source of potential interference The same applies for the UFO Alert and RF Coordinator because here you will want the thresholds set just above any potential interference levels IWxAV VERSION To use the IWxAV version you must connect the WinRadio Down Converter DNC output to the analyzer electronic antenna input and also select within the IWx software the 3 5GHz range option Once connected and selected the Invisible Waves IWxAV will now operate in the 1 7GHz to 3 5GHz range Typical applications for this range include 1 9GHz cellular 2 4GHz Wi Fi intercom remote c
2. Microphone3 514909000 Panel 492737000 O O O O e de de do do MM YAO om eoocececececececess4 Data Playback Panel The Invisible Wave X application can playback previously recorded sweep data see Data Recording Settings Playback includes complete Spectral Trace View traces and overlays Heatmap plot and Master Status Display panels Open a previously recorded data file by selecting Files gt 0pen Recorded Data File from the main menu and then selecting the recorded file from the file window After opening the file Invisible Waves X will automatically enter playback mode and the main screen will look like this 24 Pile it View eri arg Toar Hep a ale a E de ea el lr fe e faee cel el Bln Ar Special View DA E spectral Trace View Healmap View a RE Coctdination Acida enga Bi Master Status Display R 5 ih a 3 F Romos i Remote 6 i E cmobo 1 a FPhamnola 2 Ae S 4 r Piano Y i Remoto E 3 Remat Y 43 578 777 MHz 586 965 MHz 588 827 MHz 582 352 MHz 530 763 MHz 546 832 MHz 536 832 MHz 462 033 MHz E 0 05 34 5 For el press FL Use the Data Playback Panel at the bottom of the screen to control playback Playback controls E 0 07 03 1 Playback slider Playback time Playback Controls 4 4 Fast Reverse Runs timeline backwards at 5x normal speed gt Play Normal Runs timeline forward in real time Pause Playback gt Fast Forward Runs timeline forwards at 5x
3. i i PC based RF spectrum analyzer Users Manual Version 1 0 12 Table of Contents A A O ivensnneauenclennt 3 MAA a e o ta eae 3 Minimum Requirements 3 Licensing IMG SOMWANC ii dial 3 Demo MOGs bid 4 SOMWale Retire rd AA 4 Invisible Waves X Main Window ccoocccccccoconccccnccccconcnonanononnonononnnnnnanonannnnanonannnnnnnnnns 4 Main Menus TOODA id 5 General Options WindOW sssaaa a a as 7 RF Coordinator Assistant Optlon Sii es 8 Spectral VIEW ODIN Ses iia 8 Alar Status ODIO S asmenis a A 9 Master status Display ODIOS cial 10 DoOWaco wenter OPINAS e e ES 11 Spectral Trace Vi Won cie 12 Adjusting the Frequency Sweep Range cccoccncccccocococonccnncnnononononononnonanononannnonnncononos 12 Sweep Signal Data ANalySIS ooncccccconncnnccocnncnnncnoconnnnnnncnnononncnnononnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnss 13 Cataloguing Spectral Trace View Signals to Master Status Display 14 SWEEP RES OIM ti da ac ee tae a 15 Glick tO LIStGM TUNING Ba tad ela iden ds dude E 15 Spectral VIEW Marker 0 da deettomaanten 16 Olek TEISEN FUNGUO suscitado 18 Fealmap We Westin 19 Master Status DIS Pl corta ii 20 Master Status Panel asado dal tada cicioiida 20 Cataloguing Signals to Master Status Display occcccoccccoccccncconnnconanononanonoconenoss 22 Master Status Panel dla erdicaa 22 Data Playback Pano csitn iii dt 24 Dockable Stalus SenlingS Panels vuvuiniinsia ques ageeeneiietaeeaeedl teks 26
4. hits and overall RF activity Please note that it may take several initial sweeps before the display begins to draw Data Recorder The Data Recorder allows you to record all of the IWx parameters for extended periods of time so that the data can be reviewed at a later time Typical applications include determination of intermittent interfering frequencies extended RF studies site surveys general RF transmission activity research applications etc Please note that it may take several initial sweeps before the data capture begins 39 Undo Redo Remember that there are multiple levels of Undo and Redo if you make an entry mistake or wish to go back to a previous setting Custom Profiles You can globally save all settings for later recall with the Save Settings selection and you can save the Master Status Display Panels with the Save Master Status selections for later recall These functions are ideal for reoccurring or consecutive touring performances performances with multiple acts or for repeatable measurement taking Hidden feature In the Spectral Trace View place your cursor on the MHz scale values across the bottom of the screen and left click amp drag to the left or right You are now sliding the whole frequency scale up or down yet retaining the span Suggested Feature Use Pre setup and baseline readings Use the RF Congestion Scale to gauge the severity of local RF This gauge will help you
5. signal Peaks Displays information on the top signal peaks as marked in the Spectral Trace View Items in this list can be dragged into the Master Status Display which will create a panel for the associated signal This can also be accomplished by right clicking on the desired peak and selecting Add peak s to Master Status 28 Sweep Settings Sweep Settings 50 034 MHz 100 078 MHz SWeep 500 KHz Enable adaptive sweep Frequency Range These fields set the sweep range of the Spectral Trace View Manual entry Start and Start will automatically adjust the Center and Span values and vice versa Frequencies entered into the field are assumed to be in MHz however the units can be explicitly specified by appending the units KHz MHz GHz to the end of the frequency Examples of valid frequency entries include 520 1 MHz 1 3 GHZ 100 KHz Resolution Select the trace resolution Selections range from 2 KHz to 3 0 MHz but are limited based on the range of the sweep Enable adaptive Check this box to enable adaptive sweeping sweep Sweep Interlacing The Invisible Waves application employs an interlaced scanning approach that converges ona sub resolution accuracy of either 10 KHz 25 KHz or 50 KHz chosen automatically based on the user selected resolution and the range of the sweep Every interlaced sweep pass is performed at the user specified resolution with each consecutive sweep being offset by t
6. Alani Status SENG S iinn arado id ca Cai ela 27 Data Recoraind SWNG Sepre A aN cae eds 28 Sonal Peaks LIS tancia a 28 A E A ease 29 Special VIEW SEUNG S reci e ndena cts luntnlualicedyageidaatebedsseainvosceoamanete 30 Master Status Alarm Setting estic ii 31 RE Coordination ASsistant SONO is 31 sc A eae haat in cataae 36 SENS SS e dol 37 PDDIC ATOM NOTO Gaiso a E E laa cd 37 A 0 EENE EEE EENE EEEN D EEEa 37 Signals and SWEEPING nurmi iei EE T 38 Suggested Feature Us ia 40 Hardware Notes a aa 42 COAC ree o near Mn oR En ene See ene ne ere ween 43 Overview The Invisible Waves X is more than a RF Spectrum Analyzer it s your mobile RF Command Center This new ground breaking RF tool encompasses a whole arsenal of World First RF analysis controlling and monitoring features Following in the foot steps of the award winning Invisible Waves IW1800 and IW3500 the Invisible Waves X continues the tradition of RF Management with the following new features Catalog amp name all RF signals into a Master Status Display RF Level Alert to warn when any cataloged signals fall below thresholds UFO Alert Unidentified Frequency Objects to warn of rogue interference RF Coordinator to identify usable open RF space RF Congestion Scale to gauge the severity of local RF Click to Listen CTL listen in to all RF signals RF Event Alarm Recorder and Logger Insta Save amp recall Custom Profiles and Screen
7. Spectral View Settings x Clear Max These settings apply to the Spectral Trace View Vertical Scale Adjusts the top range of the Signal Strength dBm scale Limited by the dBm scale max value in the Spectral View Options window Show Traces Enable display of the Current Average Maximum hold and Shadow traces by checking the associated box Reset Average Click this button to reset the averaging function used to calculate the Average trace Clear Max Click this button to reset the Maximum hold trace Average over Enter how many sweeps to be used in the calculation of sweeps the Average trace Show markers Check this box to show hide Spectral Trace View markers Show peak Check this box to show hide Spectral Trace View peak markers markers see Sweep Signal Data Analysis Check this box to hide the sweep indicator line indicator 30 Master Status Alarm Settings Master Status Alarm Settings These settings apply to the Master Status Display UFO alarm dBm Threshold of UFO alarm detection Any non cataloged signals above this level are considered to be rogue and will trigger the UFO Alarm in the Alarm Status Panel Low signal alarm Threshold of the low signal alarm detection Any dBm cataloged signals below this level will trigger the Low level Alarm in the Alarm Status Panel Application Notes Set the UFO Alert Unidentified Frequency Objects to warn of unexpected interference On
8. moved into a dead spot out of range some source of interference is diminishing the transmitters output or possibly that the transmitter battery is bad Naturally you would not want to be alerted if a cataloged interference signal became weaker this would be a good thing So when cataloging the interference into the MSD you can select to ignore the Level Alert for that specific signal Set the UFO Alert Unidentified Frequency Objects to warn of unexpected interference Once all signal are cataloged as Master Status Panels in the MSD adjust the UFO threshold level typically set to around 85dbm to warn of rogue interference If any new un cataloged signals appear the UFO Alert will appear in the Spectral Trace screen the UFO Alert will flash and an audio beep is generated from the computer 41 Click to Listen CTL Connections Click to Listen CTL set up The CTL audio output is a mono line level signal appearing on a 3 5mm mini stereo plug The recommend connection requires running the mini plug audio output signal into the computer microphone input adjust levels and then use the computer audio output to feed headphones a mixer or powered speakers Or take the mini plug audio output and plug it directly into a mixer audio input when using this method there is the potential for continuous extraneous noise In either case the typical audio mixer inputs could include Cue Input Aux Tape Input any Bus
9. 476 359 MHz 1 9875 MHz 476 622 MHz 477 072 MHz 0 45 MHz 477 284 MHz 477 447 MHz 0 1625 MHz 477 747 MHz 476 421 MHz 0 675 MHz 473 634 MHz 479 309 MHz 0 675 MHz AT 24 RAL ADT MTA RAL 2 7 KALI El Generate Report Transmitters list Export Shows suggested transmitter locations sorted by frequency Click this button to export transmitter list to a data file Transmitters list Open Spaces list List of open spaces showing start frequency end Export frequency and frequency span end freq start freq sorted by start frequency Click this button to export open spaces list to a data file Open Spaces list Generate Report Click this button to generate the Transmitter Report Transmitter Report The Transmitter Report lists suggested transmitter placements along with all open space ranges Generate the report from the Transmitter amp Open Spaces window or by selecting File gt Reports gt Transmitter Open Spaces in the main menu The user is first prompted to select a file report will be written to Upon creation the completed report is automatically displayed in Microsoft Notepad Example of Transmitter Report 33 alo x File Edit Format View Help I eM RE REA RARA AAA IW1000x Transmitter Report See Pee eee ee eee eee eee eee ee Date 08 18 11 Transmitter Locations Frequency 524 457 525 058 525 658 326 780 328 577 529 178 Open Spaces Start Fre
10. 763 MHz 6 Remote 5 G 588 827 MHZ 582 352 MHz Unknown lt 3 510 283 MHz Unknown lt 3 496 283 MHz Microphone 2 4 526 250 MHz Microphone 1 4 484 283 MHz 591 549 MHz The Master Status Display contains a list of important signals that have been catalogued by the user Each panel in the display shows a single catalogued signal and is called a Master Status Panel Master Status Panel Panel Label Signal Frequency Click to Listen Current Signal Level Signal Level Bar graph The Master Status Panel displays the current signal level of a catalogued signal Its components are Panel Label Signal Frequency Current Signal Level Bar graph User supplied label to identify catalogued signal This is set in the Master Status Panel Settings window The frequency of the signal This is set automatically when a signal is catalogued from the Spectral Trace View window or the Signal Peak List panel It can also be set manually in the Master Status Panel Settings window Shows the current power level of the signal in dBm and as a color zoned bar graph The zones are e Green Signal strength is OK e Yellow Warning signal strength low e Red Alarm signal strength below threshold 20 Click to Listen The red zone is determined by the Low signal alarm setting in the Master Status Alarm Settings panel Click on this button to activate the click to listen CTL function f
11. Display and their associated frequencies Click on the Label or Frequency column headers in the list to sort the list by label or frequency respectively Click on the column header multiple times to toggle between sorting the column in ascending and descending order Other functions are as follows Add Add a panel to the list Brings up the Master Status Panel Settings window for manual 22 entry of panel settings Delete Delete selected panels Edit Edit selected panel settings Generate Report Creates the Master Status Report Export Export the Master Status List to a file see Export Master Status Display List Master Status Report The Master Status Report can be generated from either the Master Status Panel List or by selecting File gt HReports gt Master Status Display from the main menu The user is first required to select a file to contain the report After the report is generated and saved to the specified file it is automatically opened in Microsoft Notepad for review and printing Sample Master Status Report ioi xi Fie Edit Format View Help IW1000x Master Status Display Report RRA RRA Date 08 17 11 Panel Name Frequency Remote 1 Remote 2 586 965 MHz Remote 3 588 827 MHz Microphone 4 548 784 MHz Remote 5 582 352 MHZ Remote 6 580 763 MHZ Remote y 546 832 MHz Remote 8 536 832 MHZ Remote 9 462 033 MHz Remote 10 465 033 MHZ unknown 484 283 MHz Unknown 496 283 MHz unknown 510 283 MHz Microphone 1 5
12. Images Traditional RF Spectrum Analyzer Functions Installation IMPORTANT The setup program must be run before the RF receiver electronics module is attached to your machine This is necessary to ensure that the correct drivers are installed and will then later be loaded when the hardware is attached Insert the Invisible Waves Installation Flash Drive in your computer and run the setup installation program e g iw_install msi When the Setup Wizard runs follow the prompts for installing the application Be sure to review the License Agreement as you progress through the installation procedure When the Setup Wizard has completed then click the Finish button NOTE The setup program will run 2 separate installations in sequence a the software and drivers for the receiver electronics module and b Invisible Waves Minimum Requirements Operating System Windows XP Vista Windows 7 CPU 2 0 GHz or above 32 or 64 bit Memory 2 GB Hard drive storage Minimum 200 MB Licensing the Software When the Invisible Waves X software is executed for the first time the following window appears Unlock Invisible Waves X x Enter 16 digit software license code E E Enter the 16 digit software license code you received when you purchased the Invisible Waves X software and click Unlock The license code tells Invisible Waves X which version of the software was purchased If a valid code is entered for Invisible Wa
13. Spectral Trace View Peak Detection Signal peaks are detected and marked with a label specifying their order highest to lowest Peak markers Set the limit of how many peaks to display in the Spectral View Options window 13 Rogue Signal Detection Transmitter Open Space Detection When non catalogued see Master Status Display signals beyond a specific threshold level are detected a UFO Alarm is triggered see Alarm Status window and the offending signal is marked in the spectral view Rogue Signal Indicator The indicator remains until 1 UFO Alarms are cleared or disabled in the Alarm Status window 2 The offending signal is catalogued i e added to the Master Status Display Set the minimum signal level threshold in the Master Status Alarm Settings window The RF Coordination Assistant allows you to specify parameters for locating available frequency locations for potential transmitters It then calculates open space and transmitter locations overlaying them on the Spectral View if desired Transmitter Threshold Line blue line with Open Space Indicator white c gw around blue line Cataloguing Spectral Trace View Signals to Master Status Display Selected signal peaks can be catalogued to the Master Status Display using any of the following methods 1 Click and drag a peak marker from the Spectral View into the Master Status Display Click and drag to highlight frequency range in t
14. Spectral View Settings Remote 7 4 Remote 8 4 546 832 MHz 536 832 MHz gt lt Microphone 1 lt lt Microphone 2 43 526 250 MHz 591 549 MHz Docked Panels 26 Alarm Status Settings x a Y DOSIDOf 523 601 MHz 52 77 dBm Y DE f UFO Alert UFO Alert Indicator OW LEVEL ALARM Panel SET OW LEVEL ALARM Microphone 1 SET Master Status Alarm Log Cursor Position If the mouse pointer is over the Spectral Trace View plot area this window will display the position of the cursor in frequency and dBm If over the Heatmap View it will display the associated frequency In all other mouse pointer locations Not Available is displayed RF Congestion Displays current RF Congestion on a scale of 0 100 in both numeric and bar graph form UFO Alert Flashes whenever a frequency sweeps detects an un catalogued or Indicator rogue signal over the threshold set in the Master Status Alarm Settings window This alarm is optionally accompanied by and audible alert In addition an alert icon A is placed in the Spectral View plot area at the peak of the rogue signal The alarm and associated alert icons remain until cleared by clicking the Reset button Enable UFO Check to enable UFO alarm and all associated indicators Uncheck to Alarm disable the alarm Master Status Maintains a list of the most recent low level alarms along with its Alarm Log associated Master Status Panel label
15. determine just how much attention and detail will be required in transmitter frequency spacing Or if the gauge indicates a really harsh congested RF environment you can select transmitter models types based on minimum frequency spacing requirements Scan and use the RF Coordinator to identify usable open RF space Set the parameters for the RF Coordinator typical settings 500KHz bandwidth minimum of SOOKHZ spacing and threshold level at 80dbm Then view both the graphics on the screen and or the hard data for potential usable open RF Space Please remember that you may still have to take into account RF intermodulation components Setting up your wireless equipment Use the Adaptive Sweep function to increase sweep speeds The Invisible Waves standard sweep scan function sometimes requires multiple sweeps before acquiring all RF data depending on the resolution and span settings So it may take several full sweeps before the full signal level of a transmitter appears To reduce the number of sweeps required to achieve these maximum results you can activate the Adaptive Sweep function for the first couple of sweeps Activation will adaptively sense the rise in the RF waveforms and apply a finer resolution to only those rising signals After a couple of Adaptive sweep passes you can click the function off and return to normal sweeps Use the CTL feature Click to Listen to listen in to all RF signals To help identify tran
16. minimum signal strength reading for the bar graph in the master status panels Enter the value for the maximum signal strength reading for the bar graph in the master status panels Specifies the percentage of the bar graph full scale scale max scale min in the master status panels is used to indicate a warning state yellow zone This value together with the scale min and scale max settings is used to determine bar graph color zoning red yellow green Checking this box will cause a thick yellow border to be drawn around master status panels whose signal level has entered the warning yellow zone on the bar graph Checking this box will cause a thick red border to be drawn around master status panels whose signal level has fallen below the low signal alarm threshold specified in the Master Status Alarm Settings panel Check the Blink box and the red alarm border will blink Invisible Waves X is capable of updating the Master Status Panels even while a sweep is being performed for the Spectral Trace View However the additional signal sampling will slow down the sweep significantly Check this box and status panel updating will be turned off while sweeping is enabled 10 Downconverter Options x Alam Status Master Status Disp RF Coord Asst Spectral View Downconverter Adjust for Downconverter Min frequency MHz 1 00 Max frequency MHz 3500 ao Adjust to Check this box to con
17. normal speed Playback Controls Slider moves as playback time progresses Click and drag the slider to scrub through time Playback Time Displays current playback time in hours minutes seconds 10 seconds 23 Master Status Display Playback Recorded file also includes Master Status Display panel configuration so that during playback the Master Status Display is loaded with the panels as they existed when the recording was made The panel configuration is restored to normal when playback is turned off Dockable Status Settings Panels The dockable panels provide easy access to functions and parameters that are used frequently Each panel is capable of being attached anywhere to the left or right side of the application window They can also be detached to function as a floating window To move a panel simply drag it by its title bar to a new position Panels can be shown hidden from the View Menu in the main menus or using toolbar buttons Floating Panels Spectral Trace View Not Available Sensitraty Setings Master Status Display Remote 1 a Remote 2 4 Remote 3 4 Remote 5 a Remote 6 4 578 777 MHz 586 965 MHz 588 827 MHz 582 352 MHz 580 763 MHz EST Sl a Unknown 4 ote 9 a Unknown 496 283 MHz 510 283 MHz Rem e Remote 10 462 033 MHz A Inknown gt 465 033 MHz 484 283 MHz Microphone 4 ficrophone3 43 4 514 909 MHz 548 784 MHz 488 632 MHz Sweep Settings Coordinaton Assistant Settings
18. 0 0 8625000 0 0 x a as Heatmap Settings Heatmap Settings Time span These settings apply to the Heatmap View Intensity scale Sets the upper dBm limit of the intensity scale Heatmap plot colors are updated in real time to reflect the new setting Time span Enter the amount of time shown in the Heatmap View in the format minutes seconds Sensitivity Settings sensitivity Settings Enable RF pre amp 12 dB increase nable input atten 18 dB drop Changes to these settings are immediately reflected in an active sweep Enable automatic gain Enables the receiver s automatic gain control control AGC IF Gain Specifies manual gain setting of the intermediate filter on a scale from O to 100 where 100 is maximum gain This function is only enabled when Enable automatic gain control is un checked Enable RF pre amp 12 Check to enable RF pre amp Un checking dB increase reduces receiver sensitivity by 12 dB Enable input atten 18 Check to reduce receiver sensitivity by an dB drop additional 18 dB Application Notes Note some of these notes have been included in other areas of this manual Powering On With the computer powered up and running Windows attach the RF receiver to your machine using the USB cable included in the package If you have the optional Smart LiPO rechargeable battery pack power it on first followed by the IWx scanner module The battery pack has a single mult
19. 91 549 MHz Microphone 2 526 250 MHz Microphones 514 909 MHz Panel 492 132 MHz Export Master Status Display List Master Status Display List x Export data set Export fields OK w Export data se 5 A Master Status List Panel Name V Export data set label Frequency Dellimited F Frequency Span f Tab Comma Users Admin Documents invisible Waves X Application es ataWMSDListl dat iS Export to file Exports the Master Status List to a delimited text file Does not automatically open exported file for display Export data set No function leave checked 23 Export fields Select which fields to export Delimited Select what separated fields in the data file The options are the TAB character or a comma Export to file Click the Browse and enter the name of the file to receive the exported data Sample Export of Master Status Panel List ox Fie Edit Format View Help Remote i Remote 2 Remote 3 578777387 586964887 5388827387 100000 100000 100000 Microphone 4 548784000 Remote 5 582352387 Remote 6 580763413 Remote 7 546832218 Remote 8 536832218 Remote 9 462033139 Remote 10 465033139 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 unknown 484283139 unknown 496283139 unknown 510283139 Microphone 1 591548800 Microphone 2 526250000
20. Hz 586 965 MHz 588 827 MHz 582 352 MHz 580 763 MHz 546 832 MHz 536 832 MHz 462 033 MHz Remote 10 a Inknown 43 Jnkno 3 ninown a Microphone 1 4 Microphone2 Microphone3 4 Microphone 4 4 465 033 MHz 484 283 MHz 496 283 MHz 510 283 MHz 591 549 MHz 526 250 MHz 514 909 MHz 548 784 MHz For Help press FL Dockable Status Settings Panels The Invisible Waves X main window includes the following components Spectral Trace View Real time graphical plot of the frequency sweep data see Spectral Trace View Heatmap View Real time graphical plot of historical sweep data see Heat Map View Master Status Display Shows catalogued RF sources with real time update of current see Master Status Display Dockable Status Settings Provide control of various display Panels and hardware settings along with status displays see Dockable Status Settings Panels Main Menu Toolbar Spectral Trace View Heatmap View Master Status Display The table below lists each menu and sub item Toolbar icons for available menu items are included where available File Menu Open Recorded Data File cat Open a previously recorded sweep data file for playback see Data Playback Panel Data Recording Settings Save Settings to File Save settings current settings to a file This includes all of the settings in the dockable settings panels and in the General Options window Load Settings File Loads a settings file previously saved by
21. Save Settings File Save Master Status Setup Load Master Status Setup Reports Export Edit Menu Undo Redo Delete Properties View Menu Spectral Trace View Heatmap View Master Status Display Playback Panel Alarm Status Display Data Recording Signal Peaks List Settings gt Sweep Settings gt Spectral View Settings gt Master Status Alarm Settings gt RF Coordination Assistant J l 1 m a t E E BEBE le function Saves the current configuration of the Master Status Display to a file Loads Master Status Display configuration file previously saved by the Save Master Status Setup function Generation of Invisible Waves reports Further divides into Master Status Display Report and the Transmitter Open Spaces Report Exporting of Invisible Waves data Includes Master Status Display Transmitters Open Space List Spectral Trace View Data File Spectral Trace View Image Undo redo changes made in dockable settings panels and Master Status Display Delete selected Master Status Panel or Spectral Trace View marker Open settings window for selected Master Status Panel or Spectral Trace View marker Show hide Spectral Trace View window Show hide Heatmap View window Show hide Master Status Display window Show hide Playback Panel Show hide dockable Alarm Status Settings panel Show hide dockable Data Recording Settings panel Show hide dockable Signal Peaks List panel
22. Show hide dockable Sweep Settings panel Show hide dockable Spectral View Settings panel Show hide dockable Master Status Alarm Settings panel Show hide dockable RF Coordination Assistant Settings panel Settings gt Heatmap Settings gt Sensitivity Lists gt Master Status Panels Lists gt Transmitters Open Spaces Insert Menu Status Panel Scanning Menu Enable Sweep Pause Sweep Reset Sweep Enable MSD Scan Tools Menu Listen at Tuning Bar General Options Reset to Factory Settings Help Menu Contents Search Index Re license Invisible Waves X Ly B Show hide dockable Heatmap Settings panel Show hide dockable Sensitivity Settings panel Opens the Master Status Panel List Opens Transmitter amp Open Spaces List Adds a panel to the Master Status Display Starts frequency sweep and displays signal information in Spectral Trace View Pauses currently running sweep Clears the Spectral Trace View window and all sweep data and then restarts the sweep Enables disables updating of the Master Status Display Activates Click to Listen function and displays tuning bar in Spectral Trace View Opens the General Options window Resets all dockable panel settings and General Options to factory defaults Shows help documentation contents tree Activates help documentation search function Shows help documentation index Select this option if you have purchased an upgrade and wish to unl
23. Y A 0 0 O b bH H H N O O O Export Spectral View Plot Image Export an image of the Spectral Trace View window by selecting Files gt Export gt Spectral Trace View gt Image File in the main menu to bring up the Export Window Image window Export Window Image x Wsers Admin Documents Invisible Waves Application DatalPlot1 bmp Export to File type For printing Export to file Select whether to export to a file or to the Windows clipboard For file exports select the image file type to export to Check this box if the color and layout of the image should be suitable for printing Click the Browse and enter the name of the file to receive the exported image 17 Click OK to complete exporting Examples of Exported Plot Images For printing not checked Spectral Trace View Signal Strength dBm Frequency For printing checked Spectral Trace View Current Shadow 0 Average 526 243 MHz 35 1 dBm Maximum 20 a 40 60 Signal Strength dBm 100 524 0 MHz 5245MHz 525 0MHz 5255MHz 526 0MHz 5265MHz 527 0MHz 5275MHz 528 0MHz 5285MHz 529 0MHz 5295MHz 530 0 MHz Frequency Click to Listen Function To help identify transmitters or potential interference use the CTL tuner function to listen in Please note that the CTL function will tune in and demodulate any analog signal i e FM radio stations most VHF and UHF wireless microphones wireless inte
24. and the following status words SET signal has fallen below low level threshold CLEARED signal level has returned to above the low level threshold Clear this list by clicking on the Reset button Audible Alarm When checked each alarm is accompanied by an audio indication see Alarm Status Options Uncheck it to silence audio alarms Application Note Use the RF Congestion Scale to gauge the severity of local RF This gauge will help you determine just how much attention and detail will be required in transmitter frequency spacing 2i Or if the gauge indicates a really harsh congested RF environment you can select transmitter models types based on minimum frequency spacing requirements Data Recording Settings Data Recording nin Documents Invisible TTE iton Data RecordedData iwd The Invisible Waves data recording functions records 1 Complete Spectral Trace View traces and analysis overlays 2 Heatmap Plot 3 Master Status Display panels Click the record file B button to pre select a file to record data to When ready to record click the record button to begin recording The record button turns into a stop button which can be clicked to stop recording The sweep must be enabled before recording can begin The Status section keeps track of the start time of the recording the amount of time recorded the number of sweeps recorded and the size of the data file Signal Peaks List
25. and wireless intercom transmissions For example listen in to emergency 2 way communications promoter communications or LD communications Tune into Assisted Listening frequencies to confirm proper transmissions Please note that it may be illegal to monitor certain transmissions Heatmap View Heatmap Plot Intensity Scale Key Heatmap View 114 1111 Frequenc Scrollbar The Heat Map also sometimes referred to as a Histogram displays RF energy over time and therefore provides a visual history look back for intermittent RF hits and overall RF activity The frequency range of the Heatmap View is locked to that of the Spectral Trace View The Time axis shows time in hours minutes seconds format and will scroll down when sample data time exceeds the programmed time span When this happens use the scrollbar to scroll the Heatmap Plot in time The color of the plot represents the strength of the signal at the given frequency and time with the Intensity Scale Key showing the corresponding dBm values for the displayed colors The programmed time span and the intensity scale are both set in the Heatmap Settings anel Please note that it may take several initial sweeps before the display begins to draw 19 Master Status Display 578 777 MHz 586 965 MHz Remote 9 6 Remote 10 G 462 033 MHz 465 033 MHz Unknown 4 Master Status Display G Remote 8 546 832 MHz 536 832 MHz Remote 6 580
26. ata from the previous trace Not gray trace affected by position of sweep indicator Average Show a running average of the last N traces yellow trace where N is specified in the Average over field of the Spectral View Settings panel Reset the average by clicking on the Reset Avg button in the same panel Maximum Shows the maximum signal values across all hold sweeps Reset this trace by clicking on the red trace Clear Max button in the Spectral View Settings panel Adjusting the Frequency Sweep Range The frequency scale of the spectral view specifies the current sweep range There are several methods available for adjusting the sweep frequency range 1 Specify exact ranges in the Sweep Settings panel 2 Click on the A al button in the toolbar to activate the sweep magnifier function Then center the mouse magnifier pointer where you would like to zoom in out the frequency 12 axis Now click the left mouse button to zoom in or the right mouse button to zoom out 3 Click and drag in the plot area to highlight a frequency range and then double click in the highlighted region Click and drag in the frequency scale area to shift the start and end range of the scale Please note that any change to the sweep frequency range will cause the current sweeping to be reset Sweep Signal Data Analysis The following analyses are performed on the sweep signal data and can be optionally overlaid graphically onto the
27. ce all signal are cataloged as Master Status Panels in the MSD adjust the UFO threshold level typically set to around 85dbm to warn of rogue interference If any new un cataloged signals appear the UFO Alert will appear in the Spectral Trace screen the UFO Alert will flash and an audio beep is generated from the computer Set the RF Level Alert Low signal alarm to warn when any cataloged signal levels fall below assigned thresholds Once all signals are cataloged as Master Status Panels in the MSD set the RF Level Alert to warn when any cataloged signal levels fall below assigned thresholds A RF Level Alert could be an indication that a transmitter has moved into a dead spot out of range some source of interference is diminishing the transmitters output or possibly that the transmitter battery is bad RF Coordination Assistant Settings RF Coordination Assistant Settings Bandwith 500 KHz Spacina 100 KHz 31 The RF Coordination Assistant helps identify potential placement for transmitters by analyzing a spectral sweep and locating open spaces in the sweep s frequency range that are large enough to accommodate a transmitter base on user specified parameters set in this panel An open space is defined as a frequency range where the ambient signal level does not exceed the threshold value specified in the Noise threshold field Noise threshold Specifies the signal threshold below which a frequency range can b
28. e Master Status Panel in an alarm or warning conditions can is set in the Alarm Status Options window Cataloguing Signals to Master Status Display Signals can be catalogued to the Master Status Display using any of the following methods 1 Click and drag a peak marker from the Spectral Trace View into the Master Status Display 2 Click and drag to highlight frequency range in the Spectral View and drag the range into the Master Status Display The highest level in the selected area will be detected and catalogued Drag a peak listed in the Signal Peaks List into the Master Status Display Right click on the CTL tuning bar in the Spectral Trace View and select Add CTL Freq to Master Status The current frequency of the tuner is added to the panels list Select Insert gt Status Panel in the main menu and enter the desired frequency manually Manually add a panel in the Master Status Panel List D pi Master Status Panel List Right click in the Master Status Display window and select Edit Master Status Panel List to bring up the Master Status Display window Mater Status Panels x Remote 1 578 777 MHz Remote 2 586 965 MHz Remote 3 588 827 MHz Remote 5 582 352 MHz 530 763 MHz 546 832 MHz 536 832 MHz 462 033 MHz 465 033 MHz 484 283 MHz 496 283 MHz 510 283 MHz Microphone 1 591 549 MHz Microphone 2 526 25 MHz Microphone3 514 909 MHz Panel 492 132 MHz This lists all of the panels in the Master Status
29. e considered open space Bandwidth The amount open space required to accommodate a single transmitter Spacing The minimal amount of open space that must exist between transmitters Show threshold Check this box to display the noise threshold line in the line Spectral Trace View Show open RF Check this box and open space is represented by a white spaces glow around the noise threshold line in the Spectral Trace View Show Check this box to show a graphical representation of transmitters suggested transmitter placements Application Note Scan and use the RF Coordinator to identify usable open RF space Set the parameters for the RF Coordinator typical settings 500 KHz Bandwidth minimum of 500 KHz spacing and threshold level at 80dbm Then view both the graphics on the screen and or the hard data for potential usable open RF Space Please remember that you may still have to take into account RF inter modulation components Transmitter amp Open Spaces List Select View gt Lists gt Transmitters Open Space in the main menu to bring up the Transmitters amp Open Spaces window 32 451 934 MHz 454 734 MHz 459 259 MHz 463 559 MHz 466 89 MHz 469 69 MHz 472 49 MHz 478 971 MHz 481 284 MHz 486 596 MHz Start Freguen Tegl Span MHz 450 034 MHZ 456 634 MHZ 6 6 MHz 456 697 MHz 461 822 MHz 5 125 MHz 462 147 MHz 464 971 MHz 2 825 MHz 465 272 MHz 474 109 MHz 8 8375 MHz 474 372 MHz
30. e frequency scale in the Spectral Trace View Once you tune into a transmission you can right click and select place the tuned transmission into the Master Status Display as a cataloged signal Spectral View Markers Double click in any open space in the Spectral View to add a Spectral View Marker Click on the marker pointer and drag to move the entire marker Click on the marker label to drag just the label To delete the marker right click on the marker and then select Delete Marker in the pop up menu Double click on the marker to bring up the Marker Settings window Marker Settings x Marker 1 M Custom label This window lets you customize the appearance of a Spectral View Marker By default the markers label will show the frequency and dBm value at the marker s locations and will change as the marker is moved To customize the label text check the Custom label box and enter the desired marker label Click the Set Marker Color button to bring up a color selector from which to choose a new color for the marker Export Spectral View Plot Data Invisible Waves X can export the currently displayed trace into a field delimited data file In the main menu select Files gt Export gt Spectral Trace View gt Daita File to bring up the Export Plot Data window Export Plot Data xl Export data set Export fields OK I Export data set labels _ E Current E Frequency es Average dBm Dellimited Tab Co
31. ents have adequate ventilation Warnings The IWxLIVE and IWxAV electronics modules power pack and IWxAV Down Converter run warm to the touch Please do not run the system with the carrying case lid closed or run the system without adequate ventilation airflow The IWx is considered a professional precision test and measurement analyzer and is intended for professional test and measurement use only Please note that it may be illegal to monitor certain wireless transmissions 42 Contact For Technical Support please contact Kaltman Creations LLC at Sales KaltmanCreationsllc com or call 678 714 2000 43
32. figure Invisible Waves X to downconverter function with the optional frequency downconverter hardware When checked the frequencies of all signal scan results are shifted and scaled to compensate for the downconverter The Spectral Trace View min and max plot frequency limits are also changed to reflect the new scaling Min frequency MHz Enter the base frequency of the converted signal input The default value of 1700 MHz applies to the standard downconverter hardware option Max frequency MHz Enter the maximum frequency of the converted signal input The default value of 3500 MHz applies to the standard downconverter hardware option 11 Spectral Trace View Spectral Trace View Current Shadow Average 7 580 667 MHz 41 6 dBm Maximum 0d oO 5 O r o o g D 0 Frequency The Spectral Trace View basically provides a real time graphical representation of a signal sweep Enable sweeping by selecting Scanning gt Enable Sweep in the main menu While sweeping is active the sweep indicator move across the plot area showing the current frequency being sampled Plot traces can be turned on off in the Spectral View Settings panel and represent the following Current Plot data from current sweeping Trace plot to green trace the left of the sweep indicator shows signal data from the current sweep while the plot to the right of the indicator reflects the last sweep Shadow Plot d
33. he Spectral View and drag the range into the Master Status Display The highest level in the selected area will be detected and catalogued 3 Drag a peak listed in the Signal Peaks List into the Master Status Display 4 Right click on the CTL tuning bar in the Spectral Trace View and select Add CTL Freq to Master Status The current frequency of the tuner is added to the panels list 14 Sweep Resolution Select a resolution for the sweep in the Sweep Settings panel The list of available resolutions changes based on the frequency range of the sweep and a way that helps to reduce the possibility of selecting a resolution that will be too slow or will provide too few sample points to be of any use Adaptive Sweep Resolution Function The Invisible Waves standard sweep scan function sometimes requires multiple sweeps before acquiring all RF data depending on the resolution and span settings in the Sweep Settings panel lt may therefore take several full sweeps before the full signal level of a transmitter appears To reduce the number of sweeps required to achieve this maximum results you can activate the Adaptive Sweep function for the first couple of sweeps Activation will adaptively sense the rise in the RF waveforms and apply a finer resolution to only those rising signals After a couple of Adaptive sweep passes you can click the function off and return to normal sweeps The adaptive sweep function can enabled disabled in the Sweep Se
34. he sub resolution amount After multiple sweeps the sub resolution accuracy is obtained This approach allows the user to quickly see a rough sketch of the signals in the swept range which each consecutive sweep adding more accuracy to the plot Adaptive Sweeping Sub resolution accuracy can also be obtained quickly for signals identified early in the interlaced sweeps by enabling the adaptive sweep function When enabled each interlaced sweep at the user specified resolution is followed by a subsequent adaptive sweep that zeros in on detected signals and performs a more accurate scan on that signal The sweep indicator in the Spectral Trace View turns yellow to indicate that an adaptive sweep is taking place Application Note Use the Adaptive Sweep function to increase sweep speeds The Invisible Waves standard sweep scan function sometimes requires multiple sweeps before acquiring all RF data depending on the resolution and span settings So it may take several full sweeps before the full signal level of a transmitter appears To reduce the number of sweeps required to achieve these maximum results you can activate the Adaptive Sweep function for the first couple of sweeps Activation will adaptively sense the rise in the RF waveforms and apply a finer resolution 29 to only those rising signals After a couple of Adaptive sweep passes you can click the function off and return to normal sweeps Spectral View Settings
35. i colored status LED that will blink once every 2 seconds The receiver has a single blue LED that will display two short flashes every second When the application is running and communicating with the receiver then this pattern will change to one short flash followed by one long flash every second About the Optional Battery Pack The Smart LiPO battery pack will typically provide power for 3 to 6 hours of continuous use The external AC DC adapter is used to recharge the battery pack The IWx scanner may still be used while the battery is charging 37 The battery pack will also function as an uninterruptible power source UPS Under normal circumstances the IWx Scanner is powered from the power adapter via the battery pack and in case of AC power dropout the power for the IWx scanner is immediately supplied by the battery pack without any noticeable interruption The remaining battery charge is indicated in percentages of total charge corresponding to the following colors Green 95 100 full charge Yellow 80 Orange 60 Orange red 40 Red 20 Flashing red less than 10 IMPORTANT 1 Do not deeply discharge the batteries In contrast to the older NiMH or NiCd type of cells the LiPo cells have no memory effect and there is no need for a deep discharge to maintain their useful life and capacity 2 Avoid charging the batteries in excessively cold or excessively hot conditions The Smart battery pack will aut
36. mma Maximum hold Shadow Export to file E Users Admin Documents Invisible Waves X Application ata RecordedData dat Export data set Select which traces you wish to export Export fields Select which fields to export Export data set When checked the first column in the data file labels will show the data set label enclosed in quotes Delimited Select what separated fields in the data file The options are the TAB character or a comma Export to file Click the Browse and enter the name of the 16 file to receive the exported data Click OK to complete exporting Example Plot Data Export File PlotData1 dat Notepad File Edit Format View Help Current current current Current current current Current Current current current current Current Current current current current Current Current Current Current current current current current Current current Current Current 480482000 480532000 480582000 480632000 480682000 480732000 480782000 480832000 480882000 480932000 480982000 481032000 481082000 481132000 481182000 481232000 481282000 481332000 481382000 481432000 481482000 481532000 481582000 481632000 481682000 481732000 481782000 481832000 lol xi cococococosonoccccccocono coocoo Po o A O o
37. ock the new capabilities by entering a new license code General Options Window The General Options window includes general settings that are not changed frequently and are therefore not included in the dockable settings panels RF Coordinator Assistant Options xl Alam Status Master Status Disp RF Coord Asst Spectral View Max transmitters faol Max transmitters Sets the maximum number of transmitter locations determined by the RF Coordination Assistant Spectral View Options x Alam Status Master Status Disp RF Coord Asst Spectral View dBm scale min E 30 dBm scale max fo Max peak markers 10 These setting affect the Spectral Trace View dBm scale min Minimum value displayed in the signal strength scale dBm scale max Maximum value displayed in the signal strength scale Max peak markers Maximum number of peak markers displayed Alarm Status Options x RF Coord Asst Spectral View Alam Status Master Status Disp Alarm log file AUsers Admin Documents Invisible Waves lt A Enable alarm logging Clear alarm log file UFO alarm sound file C Users VAdmin Documents Invisible Waves WA El Low evel alarm sound file CAllsers Admin Documents invisible Waves XA RF conjestion threshold dBm 100 These setting affect the Alarm Status Settings panel Alarm log file Click on l and select a file to output the alarm log to Enable alarm l
38. ogging Check this box to enable logging of alarms in the Master Status Display Alarms list to the alarm log file Clear alarm log file The alarm log file is appended to not overwritten and can therefore get pretty full Check this box to clear the alarm log file automatically when the General Options window is closed This check is not persistent meaning that it will always be unchecked when the window is opened and must be checked each time you wish to clear the log file UFO alarm sound file Click on and select an existing audio file WAV format only that will be played when the UFO alarm is triggered Low level alarm Click on 1 and select an existing audio file WAV sound file format only that will be played when the Low level alarm is triggered RF congestion Noise threshold below which sweep signal data is threshold dBm ignored for the RF congestion calculation Master Status Display Options x RF Coord Asst Spectral View Alarm Status Master Status Disp Bar graph scale min dBm 120 Bar graph scale max dBm jo Bar graph scale 30 waming of fullscale Highlight panel on waming M Highlight panel on alam M Update during sweep e Elink we These setting affect the Master Status Display Bar graph scale min Bar graph scale max Bar graph scale warning of full scale Highlight panel on warning Highlight panel on alarm Update during sweep Enter the value for the
39. omatically prevent charging under such extreme conditions so that the batteries will not suffer any damage but this may mean that the charge cycle will not be completed Also storing the battery pack at very high temperatures will significantly soeed up self discharging and shorten the battery life Signals and Sweeping LEVELS The IWx dbm typical scale range is from 30dbm down to the RF noise floor at around 120dbm There are no hard rules as to what constitutes a strong signal vs a weak signal because it s all relative to the RF noise floor and interference levels but generally we say the following Odbm to 30dbm very strong 30 dbm to 70dbm very good 70dbm to 90dbm weak but usable 90dbm to 110dbm very weak possibly still usable provided there are no stronger overpowering interfering signals 110dbm to 130dbm not usable RANGE SPAN Always select the smallest frequency range required no need to waste time sweeping frequencies ranges that are not of interest Start out with a coarse resolution setting larger value and then select finer resolutions as necessary We recommend a 1MHz 750KHz or 500KHz resolution to start with We also recommend that you activate the Adaptive Sweep function for the first couple of sweeps as this will greatly reduce the number of sweeps required to achieve maximum signal level readings please see below Use the Adaptive Sweep function to increase sweep speeds
40. ontrol equipment data linking equipment etc Please note that you can only select one range at a time i e the standard range of 9KHz to 1 8GHz or the higher range of 1 7GHz to 3 5GHz OTHER ANTENNAS You can connect an antenna combiner or antenna distribution amplifier to the RF input of the IWx analyzer This will allow you to take direct measurements from your external antennas which is considered ideal as opposed to using the included broadband antennas Please keep in mind when making direct connections to the analyzer that the maximum input level of the analyzer is Odom 1mW Exceeding this level will burnout the input stage of the analyzer Quick Notes User Manual There is an extensive User Guide under the Help pull down plus there is a Help Assistant question Mark amp Pointer located in tool bar Zoom in and out There are two ways to zoom in and out within the Spectral Trace View use the Zoom tool magnifier in the tool bar Right click zooms in and left click zooms out Or highlight an area by clicking and dragging across an area of interest and then double click on that area and it will zoom into the highlighted region only Please note that you can also return to the original frequency span by simply using the Undo and Redo functions Heat Map The Heat Map also sometimes referred to as a histogram displays RF energy over time and therefore provides a visual history look back for intermittent RF
41. or the panel s signal Click again to disable CTL Clicking the CTL button on panel will disable CTL running on any other panel or on the Spectral Trace View Double click on the panel to bring up the Master Status Panel Settings window Master Status Panel Settings Master Status Panel Settings Remote 3 Label l Cancel Frequency MHz 588 827380 7640449 Bandwidth MHz 0 1 Color eray x Bypass low level alarm Panel Label Frequency MHz Bandwidth MHz Color Bypass low level alarm Label to uniquely identify catalogued signal Center frequency of catalogued signal Bandwidth threshold of catalogued signal Any signal within this range of the center frequency is considered to be this signal The default value of 0 1 MHz is usually adequate Select a color for the panel Check this box to prevent this catalogued signal from triggering a low level alarm if it drops below the threshold set in the Master Status Alarm Settings panel Alarm and Warning Condition When a panel s signal drops below the Low signal alarm threshold set in the Master Status Alarm Settings panel a thick red blinking border appears around the panel and the alarm icon is shown Similarly when the signal drops to the yellow zone a yellow border is drawn around the panel but no icon is shown 21 Panel 43 Remote 10 43 492 132 MHz 465 033 MHz 07 3 dBm 75 4 dBm The behavior of th
42. quency End Frequency Frequency Span 526 115 527 150 527 735 328 120 ay be 529 505 730 MHZ 330 200 Export Transmitter List Export the Transmitter List from the Transmitter amp Open Spaces window or by selecting File gt Export gt Transmitters in the main menu Export Transmitter List x Export data set Export fields E Transmitters El Transmitter M Export data set labels Frequency Dellimited Tab Comma Export data set No function leave Transmitters checked Export fields Select which fields to export Delimited Select what separated fields in the data file The options are the TAB character or a comma Export to file Click the Browse and enter the name of the file to receive the exported data Sample Export of Transmitter List 34 E TrxData1 dat Notepad 04 al E4 File Edit Format View Help 924455000 325055000 925655000 326777500 528562500 329182500 Export Open Space List Export the Transmitter List from the Transmitter amp Open Spaces window or by selecting File gt Export gt Open Spaces in the main menu Export Open Space List x Export data set Export fields F Open Spaces Export data set labels Start Frequency End Frequency Dellimited Frequency Span f Tab Comma K Cancel Z YUsers Admin Documents Invisible Waves X Application talOpenSpaces dat Export to file Export da
43. rcom 2 way radio etc but it will not demodulate digital transmission such as cellular phones or encrypted data But even with that said you can still hear the digital noise from those digital transmissions which will allow for potential signal identification The CTL tuning indicator can be dragged left or right across the frequency scale in the Spectral Trace View Once you tune into a transmission you can right click and select place the tuned transmission into the Master Status Display as a cataloged signal Application Notes Click to Listen CTL set up The CTL audio output is a mono line level signal appearing on a 3 5mm mini stereo plug The recommend connection requires running the mini plug audio output 18 signal into the computer microphone input adjust levels and then use the computer audio output to feed headphones a mixer or powered speakers Or take the mini plug audio output and plug it directly into a mixer audio input when using this method there is the potential for continuous extraneous noise In either case the typical audio mixer inputs could include Cue Input Aux Tape Input any Bus that will allow headphone or local monitor soloing Unique Click to Listen CTL applications Use the CTL function as a playback source play local FM radio stations Simply input the FM radio band 88MHz to 160MHz and drag the CTL Tuning Bar to find an appropriate station Use the CTL to monitor other event communications
44. smitters or potential interference use the CTL tuner function to listen in Please note that the CTL function will tune in and demodulate any analog signal i e FM radio stations most VHF and UHF wireless microphones wireless intercom 2 way radio etc but it will not demodulate digital transmission such as cellular phones or encrypted data But you can still hear the digital noise from those digital transmissions which will allow for potential signal identification The CTL tuning indicator can be dragged left or right across the frequency scale in the Spectral Trace View Once you tune into a transmission you can right click and select place the tuned transmission into 40 the Master Status Display as a cataloged signal see Catalog 8 name all RF signals into the Master Status Display below Catalog and name all RF signals into the Master Status Display catalog all your transmitters and any interference Simply highlight click amp drag across the transmission in the Spectral View and or use the Click to Drag function to pull the Peak Marker transmissions down into the Master Status Display MSD for cataloging Catalog signals in the Master Status Display MSD are called Master Status Panels they appear as boxes that contain the transmission frequency name and signal level These Master Status Panels can be re ordered by frequency name or by your choosing You can also color code them according to type i e vocals in
45. struments IEM etc and based on the Level Alert threshold that you set the Master Status Panels borders will indicate an alert of Yellow as a caution and flashing Red as urgent attention needed Each Master Status Panel also has a Speaker Icon for instant Click to Listen as fast as you can click from one to the next you can listen in As mentioned above in the Use the CTL feature Click to Listen to listen in to all RF signals the CTL tuning indicator can also be used to catalog signals Once you tune in to a transmission you can right click and select place the tuned transmission into the Master Status Display as a cataloged signal Custom Markers By simply right clicking in the Spectral Trace View screen you can activate the Marker Points feature and insert Markers These Markers can be custom named color coded positioned and resized as desired Monitor just the Master Status Display Once all signals and interferers are cataloged you can close the Spectral Trace View and monitor from the Master Status Display only With just one click you can switch back to include the Spectral and other displays Set the RF Level Alert to warn when any cataloged signal levels fall below assigned thresholds Once all signals are cataloged as Master Status Panels in the MSD set the RF Level Alert to warn when any cataloged signal levels fall below assigned thresholds A RF Level Alert could be an indication that a transmitter has
46. ta set No function leave Open Spaces checked Export fields Select which fields to export Delimited Select what separated fields in the data file The options are the TAB character or a comma Export to file Click the Browse and enter the name of the file to receive the exported data Sample Export of Open Spaces List 35 E OpenSpaceDatal dat Notepad File Edit Format View Help B00684000 304734000 306284000 336109000 342859000 352834000 367309000 379034000 386559000 387059000 305234000 320009000 326284000 327259000 338084000 347009000 378734000 380834000 587059000 ococosocosococococosocosoconsocc sooca 304659000 306109000 3357 84000 342509000 352559000 307084000 378859000 386334000 386809000 398684000 414309000 424109000 437084000 440359000 461809000 465084000 474184000 476359000 477134000 479284000 484034000 488559000 496134000 301784000 305159000 219884000 326109000 327134000 237809000 246884000 278084000 280559000 386834000 595684000 3975000 0 1375000 0 29500000 0 6400000 0 9700000 0 14250000 0 11550000 0 7300000 0 250000 0 11625000 0 15600000 0 9525000 0 12800000 0 2750000 0 21300000 0 3000000 0 8900000 0 2150000 0 600000 0 2000000 0 4425000 0 4200000 0 7325000 0 35325000 0 3125000 0 14650000 0 6100000 0 850000 0 10550000 0 8800000 0 31675000 0 1825000 0 600000
47. that will allow headphone or local monitor soloing Please note that it may be illegal to monitor certain transmissions Unique Click to Listen CTL applications Use the CTL function as a playback source play local FM radio stations Simply input the FM radio band 88MHz to 160MHz and drag the CTL Tuning Bar to find an appropriate station Use the CTL to monitor other event communications and wireless intercom transmissions For example listen in to emergency 2 way communications promoter communications or LD communications Tune into Assisted Listening frequencies to confirm proper transmissions Hardware Notes CTL Audio When the Click To Listen CTL function is not activated and using the CTL audio output plugged directly into a mixer or amplifier not via the computer audio in and out extraneous noise in the form of clicks and pops appears on the audio output If this is your only method of connection it is recommend that you use your audio mixer Solo On Off Mute or Volume control to diminish the audio level when not accessing the CTL function If using the recommend CTL connections computer mic input and headphone output there are no noise issues Carrying Case The IWx hardware is packaged and pre wired into the included carrying case and removable of the components is not recommended for general use However if the IWx is to be permanently installed fixed rack installation please be sure that the compon
48. ttings panel Click to Listen Tuning Bar Activate the Click to Listen function for the Spectral Trace View by selecting Tools gt Listen at Tuning Bar in the main menu This will activate the Click to Listen function and the CTL tuning bar will appear If a sweep is running it will be suspended until Click to Listen is turned off Currently Tuned Frequency Spectral Trace View m ya a es O 0 w o 0 Frequency Tuning Bar Handle Click and drag the tuning bar across signal peaks on the Spectral View plot The currently tuned frequency is displayed in the upper right corner of the window If properly connected to the computer s audio input the receiver will demodulate the tuned signal and you will hear the signal audio out the computers speakers Application Note Use the CTL feature Click to Listen to listen in to all RF signals To help identify transmitters or potential interference use the CTL tuner function to listen in Please note that the CTL function will tune in and demodulate any analog signal e FM radio stations most VHF and UHF wireless microphones wireless intercom 2 way radio etc but it will not demodulate digital transmission such as cellular phones or encrypted data But you can still hear the digital noise from those digital transmissions which will allow for potential signal identification The CTL 15 tuning indicator can be dragged left or right across th
49. ves LIVE 1 8 GHz the following message will appear Invisible Waves X x A Invisible Waves X LIVE 1 8 GHz successfully unlocked Likewise if a valid code is entered for Invisible Waves AV 3 5 GHz this message will appear Invisible Waves X x A Invisible Waves X AV 3 5 GHz successfully unlocked If you elect to click Cancel the following message indicates that the software will be running in demo mode only Invisible Waves X X A Software is not licensed Running Demo mode Demo Mode The Invisible Waves X demo mode functions identically to the non demo mode except that communication with the receiver hardware is not possible This mode is entered into automatically if 1 The software has not been unlocked by a proper license code 2 The receiver hardware was not detected Software Reference This section details the operation of the Invisible Waves X software application It focuses primarily on functional descriptions and delves somewhat into actual usage to a small degree More details on actual usage can be found in the Application Notes section Invisible Waves X Main Window Main Menu Toolbar 18 xi Fle Edt Vew imet Saming Tools Hep Jia SA EE AMamStatus ETE Setings Spectral Trace View 534 362 MHz 33 58 dBrr ii amaia Heatmap View Master Status Display A Remote 1 a Remote 2 43 Remote 3 Remote 5 a Remote 6 a Remote 7 a Remote 8 Remote 9 a 578 777 M

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